Bake sales are community events where homemade baked goods are sold to raise money for a specific purpose. Cupcakes, cookies, and smaller cakes are popular items. Organization and volunteers are key to a successful bake sale.
A bake sale is usually held by community members to raise money for a specific purpose. For example, bake sales are popular with schools raising funds for field trips. Those involved in the fundraising sale donate their homemade pastry for others in the community to purchase. A bake sale relies on volunteers to bake and sell the produce so that profits can be used solely for the purpose for which the sale was held.
Cupcakes are usually very popular at a bake sale. They are eye-catching for buyers and easy to make. Plus, they’re also convenient as students can buy them individually without having to buy a whole cake. Chocolate cupcakes are especially popular, but white cupcakes with colored frosting also tend to be popular.
You can also often find smaller square or round cakes at a bake sale, but usually not large cakes. Banana cake loaves, also called banana bread, can be sold by the slice and/or in loaves. Frosted brownies are known to be good sellers at a bake sale. Cheesecakes are the favorite dessert of many, but because they are perishable due to the cream cheese, they are generally not good to sell at cake sales.
Most bakery sales offer a large selection of cookies. Chocolate chip cookies are often a favorite. Cookies decorated with icing and small candies are also very popular at cake sales.
Organization is crucial if a bake sale is to raise money successfully. Tables and other equipment must be protected. You need to set up a system for withdrawing money and making changes. Volunteers for cooking are required and should be notified in advance. Someone has to coordinate the baking to avoid having all the brownies and cookies rather than a variety of baked goods to sell.
Enough volunteers are needed to sign up early, with spares ready. In addition to baking, volunteers are needed at bakery sales to sell the food, take the money, and give change. After the sale, volunteers are needed for both cleanup and sorting and counting the proceeds.
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